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Let us now praise Spider John

Monday, January 13: 
Veteran musician Bob Mould recently announced the album Here We Go Crazy, which will arrive in March. We’ll hear the first single from that recording as well as new music from Dirty Projectors, Destroyer, Throwing Muses, and more.

Tuesday, January 14: 
We’ll hear selections from Bettye LaVette’s 2018 album, Things Have Changed, which is comprised of songs originally recorded and sung by Bob Dylan. We’ll also hear music from War, Soundgarden, and Los Lobos.

Wednesday, January 15: 
We’ll remember some of the musicians we lost in 2024, including Kris Kristofferson, Wayne Kramer, longtime Frank Zappa percussionist Ed Mann, and King Crimson lyricist Peter Sinfield.

Thursday, January 16: 
The Face of 68 is the upcoming solo album from Peter Holsapple, known for his work with The dB’s, R.E.M., and Hootie and The Blowfish, among others. We’ll hear the first single from that recording as well as selections from Repercussion,the second album from The dB’s, which was reissued in 2024.

Friday, January 17: 
We’ll remember some of the blues musicians we lost in 2024, including John Mayall, Spider John Koerner, and Dickey Betts.

Saturday, January 18: 
The Human Fear is the sixth and most recent album from Scottish band Franz Ferdinand. We’ll hear music from it as well as selections from Universe Room, the 41st LP from Ohio’s Guided By Voices, which will be out later in 2025.

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Jedd Beaudoin is host/producer of the nationally syndicated program Strange Currency. He created and hosts the podcast Into Music, which examines musical mentorship and creative approaches to the composition, recording and performance of songs. As a music journalist, his work has appeared in PopMatters, Vox, No Depression and Keyboard Magazine.